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'Stofa launches online virus scanner with F-Secure' - TMCnet

Aug 17, 2010 (DMEUROPE via COMTEX) -- Danish operator Stofa has launched an online virus scanner developed by F-Secure. Available at no cost on stofa.dk, the software uses Java Runtime Environment, also known ...

Microsoft leaks IE9 look, reveals 'Chromifying' - Reuters

Microsoft's Russian Web site today revealed details about the new Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) user interface, touting new features such as quick-release tabs and a Chrome-like address-cum-search bar. Although ...

Free Virus Removal: The Trojan Downloader Conhook - Associated Content

the virus will be in active and the scanner can properly remove the virus. Open the VundoFix application. A small blue and black will appear on the center of the screen. Click on the "Scan for Vundo" link at the ...

AVG Anti-Virus & Anti-Spyware 9.0 1 yr/3 users - Zimbio

AVG’s new high-speed anti-virus/anti-spyware combo scanner is smarter than your average scanner. It keeps track of what’s already been scanned and found clean. Result: faster scanning that doesn’t get in your way.

Nassau County Displays its New Optical Scanner Voting Machines - Farmingdale Observer

This summer the Nassau County Board of Elections have been doing a “trunk show” at venues all over the area to show voters how the new optical scanner machines ... Someone can plant a virus that allows them off ...

Download Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal Pro 6.0.2.621 Free Trial / Full Version - Soft Sailor

The anti-virus scanner provides a comprehensive check of all local and network drive contents on demand. You may start your scanner manually or schedule its start with Control Center. Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 scans ...

Google Responds to MyDoom Virus Attack - Searchengine Journal

If you already have a virus scanner, be sure that it has the latest virus definition file (many programs update automatically) and scan your machine again just to be sure. We’ll all probably be living with viruses ...

Understanding, Removing, and Avoiding Spyware - Associated Content

Follow up on any recommendations that your anti-virus scanner has. 5. If you still run into problems, it could mean that you have become a victim of browser hijacking. Malware will sometimes change the settings on ...

Intuit Squares Off In Mobile Credit, With A Little Help From Apple - Wired News

providing end-to-end security even if a virus or hacker has compromised the phone itself ... they’re still not going to be able to just use this as a card scanner.” Go Payment app integrates tightly with Intuit ...

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Free - PC World

So supplement your regular antivirus program (the one you keep running in the background at all times) with an extra malware scanner, such as ... malware that even the most well known anti-virus and anti-malware ...

Open Question: how do i stop google from hijacking in firefox?

I fixed the problem with kapersky rootkit and I have avg anti-virus free scanner. But, now it's suddenly happening again. what can I do to fix this? more

Open Question: Computer reset itself to default?

i turned on my computer and signed in and (i use windows XP) it had completely reset itself. I'm not sure it is a virus but i had the picture of a hill and all my photos ect were gone. Internet explorer didn't work and my virus scanner isn't picking up anything. it said something about it could not find the user or something. Is this a virus? But most importantly, how can i fix it? more

Open Question: My speakers won't work on my computer?

Here's what happened: 1 - My sister installs a rogue scanner and a few small viruses 2 - I delete the rogue scanner but can't do the other viruses 3 - No sound comes from computer 4 - We pay a man to get rid of the small viruses and he does. (Not at my house, he took the computer away. (Just the monitor)) 5 - Computer comes back fine but still no sound. I've tried all the stuff I can find on forums and all of the settings are fine and all the cables are plugged in correctly. How can I fix them? If you need to ask questions then just mail me. Thanks.I am NOT getting a new computer. more

Open Question: why is my computer not responding or shutting down?

Just two days ago my computer went frozen after what I think is spyware installed on my computer. There was a little yellow shield at the lower right corner of the desktop screen so I clicked on it. It opened a window that told my my computer was infected and I needed to download a virus scanner. I closed the window right away. Then i shut down the computer and turned it back on and the computer was unresponsive once I entered my profile. The only thing that worked was the task manager. So I ended the explorer.exe process and my computer became responsive again. when i tried to start the process again everything went unresponsive. so I opened system restore through task manager and tried to restore it to another date but my computer wouldn't shut down. It just hung at "windows is shutting down" I had to manually shut it down so when i turned it back on the system restore didnt work. So either need a way to prevent my computer to hang while shutting down or a solution for the explorer.exe problem thanksok well all of your solutions involve safe mode which i have tried. but my computer just restarts. would it help if i turned off automatic restart on system failure? more

Open Question: why doesnt malwarebytes open on safe mode?

Ok, so this program named My Security Guard poped up and said i got like 100 viruses and i was supposed to buy their scanner and then i went on safe mode and malwarebytes doesnt open up, it says error has occurred and i cant do anything please help me more

Open Question: I have a very odd virus. It will not allow me to open Facebook on both Internet Explorer and Google Chrome.?

But, I CAN access it on Firefox. I have a virus where it wont ever let me log into facebook because it says my password is incorrect. I will make a list of things that I have done that will help you guys understand my issue. -I disabled Internet explorer by giving it a null proxy to connect to. When i did this, Google Chrome ALSO became disabled. But firefox remains working perfectly. -I ran two malware scanners, and they sucessfully removed some of the virus. I rebooted multiple times, but it did not solve the issue. -I tried to re-install chrome, and again, it did not solve the issue (Chrome is my most used broswer, so i would like to make it work) Please if anyone has any suggestions on what to do, it will be very helpful.I have already tried to run it in safe mode and run the malwarebytes :/ more

Resolved Question: I have an interesting Virus that will not allow me to enter any anti virus sites. help?

My computer is a Sony Vaio running xp. If I try to access any software on-line like... Mcafee, Norton, Avira... you get the drift. I get a non-connection message. I finally managed to get a mcafee security scanner on the computer but when I try to open it I get a not connected to the internet message when I am connected and can access any site other than anti virus sites. Does anyone know what this is? I did get a CMC internet security 2010 site up and running but it does not see this problem or any other virus's. and yes. I have done all updates. I am getting frustrated and thinking of doing a full reformat of the hard drive and starting over. But I am lazy and really would rather not do all that work. Maybe remove the hard drive and connect it to another computer that is protected and has the best recommended antiviral program already installed. I live in Vietnam and the tech's here are not the best by any means. All hints or help will be much appreciated. more

Resolved Question: How do I remove a tracking cookie completely?

Hello, I've scanned my computer for viruses recently and my virus scanner says that there's 1 tracking cookie. [Adware: Tracking Cookie] My virus scanner removed it, I scanned my computer again, but its still there. Does anybody know the solution? Thanks for reading. more

Open Question: What computer has these stats and for between $500-1000?

I am a college student at Virginia Western Community College in Roanoke, Virginia and I am needing a laptop for college work and for gaming. I have considered getting an ASUS G73JH-A1 but the price ($1500 or so) made some people jittery, so I am now looking at HP to see if they have something comparable. I need a computer with the following specifications: Brand: HP, Asus or Dell OS: Windows 7 Home Premium Processor: Intel (either the i7-720QM 1.6Ghz/ with Turbo Boost or the i5 series Dual-Core processor with Turbo Boost; processor at LEAST 2.0 Ghz, but preferably 2.5 Ghz) RAM: 4 GB (preferably 8 GB) DDR3 (not DDR2) HDD (Hard Disk Drive capacity): 500 GB 7200RPM (preferably 1TB) GPU (Graphics Processing Unit/Graphics Card): ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5600, 5700, or 5800 series with 1GB dedicated memory Screen Size: 15.6” or 17.3” Resolution: 1920x1080 (full HD) or maybe 1600x900 (less pixels, but still HD) Webcam: 2 Megapixels Sound: HD Surround Sound by Sound Blaster, Creative Labs, or equivalent with spatial imaging sound (makes sounds feel like they move from place to place, as they would in reality) Wireless: 802.11n with Gigabit Ethernet capacity Keyboard: Standard backlit (or just standard) Optical Drive: 8X SuperMulti DVD-ROM Dual Layer Drive Battery Life: 3-4 hours Miscellaneous: Norton 360, Symantec Anti-Virus/Anti-Spyware or comparable computer security suite; HP All-in-One printer, copier, scanner and fax; Wireless-N Gigabit router with MIMO capacity; Backpack or sleeve matching dimensions of laptop Price: under $1000 (or between $500-1000) As you can see, these are some pretty demanding specifications, much more so than the "average" computer. I am an above average person who feels it necessary to get a reward for a LOT of hard work and the computer that meets or exceeds those requirements is the epitome of my personality. I am an erudite person, but also an avid gamer that plays FPS (Call of Duty and Halo) and RTS (Act of War and World in Conflict) games, and these specs, I believe, are sufficient for that purpose. It doesn't matter which brand really, but preferably HP, Asus, or Dell. Thank you very much for helping me! more

Open Question: Are Android applications on Mediafire.com generally virus free?

I want to download an Android application (*.apk) file off of mediafire.com. Prior to running it on my phone, I want to make sure it's virus free. a) Are there many/any Android viruses out there? b) Is there a virus scanner out there that can recognize an APK virus? c) Are apps from mediafire.com generally safe? more

Open Question: Venture into trying to solve this IF YOU DARE!! (Long-term computer problem)?

Hey! So I’ve been having huge computer problems for the last 2 years and really need help because it’s driving me crazy! Well about two years ago my computer’s been restarting ALL the time without warning or anything. Then the Blue Screens of death begun showing up in its place about a year ago when I changed to settings to do so. I’ve now got a whole log book with all the errors and its addresses that have popped up. The most blue screens I’ve had in one day has been 24. Just to name a few off the top of my head: DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL PFN_LIST_CORRUPT PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA BAD_POOL_HEADER Sometimes they happen even when nothings running but my computers on, which is weird... And sometimes I don’t even get a specific code or address just the blue screen with the average “please restart blah blah blah...”. It’s become somewhat of a game guessing which blue screen will pop up next. I’ve rebooted the comp AT LEAST 7 times in the past year alone because of windows somehow losing files within the OS or just a jumble of problems... I even tried switching to Linux/Ubuntu in hope of a change but no dice. Recently I’ve noticed my browsers (I’ve tried 5 so far: Firefox, Opera, IE, Safari & Chrome) have been randomly crashing and sometimes restarting the comp makes the browser work better for a little bit but then it happens again. Then I use another browser other than my default and it works fine for a couple days. Then it happens again. Could this be related? I’ve done multiple virus scans, driver scanners, BIOS updates, etc and nothing works! I’ve got a feeling it has to do with the Hardware... maybe the video card? I can’t be sure. I’ve googled all the error codes but can’t find any reliable answers or any connection between all the errors whatsoever. My computer in general actually works VERY well and the startup is pretty quick too! It’s just the restarts and freezes that have made me lose countless essays, projects, and files.. PLEEAASSEE help!!! I’ve got an HP Pavillion a1120n desktop currently running Windows XP Home Edition and I’m way too poor to afford a new computer! I’m GREATLY appreciative to anyone who can help! Thank you in advance! more

Voting Question: My computer has some scareware on it called "antivirlock" how do I get it off?

All searches show it to be scareware and then ask me to download spyware doctor, (they seem to be scareware ads themselves almost) The only solution needs me to be on the internet but this virus has knocked me off the internet so I can't get the antivirus software started. I'm stuck please help me! I'm running windows XP and I have tried to remove it with AVG but it doesn't seem to be working. I am guessing I need to either do it manually or use a very good offline scanner. PLEASE HELP! more

Voting Question: What is the best virus scanner and firewall to use?

I want something that isn't open source please!!! I need something to clean up a virus as well as protect my computer. more

Resolved Question: How do I get rid of a virus on my computer?

I went on to a streaming news video and after that my firewall showed that the number of processes running on my computer went from 79 to 110. The speed of typing dramatically slowed down afterwards. I no longer can reinstall my firewall and virus scanner because now it says I don't have administrator permission. I also cannot install a new browser onto my computer now. I also received a message from my Comodo Firewall saying that a new network was about to be installed on my computer. What should I do? HELP Please!I also tried system restore but the virus won't let it open :( more

Voting Question: Is there a free online scanner that will tell you how your system is running?

I added more memory, installed anti-virus and anti-malware but she is still running slow. more

Resolved Question: how to get rid of a file that keeps reapperaing?

well it was part of a game file that i was downloading but i canceled the download and removed what was part of my the game out of my computer. but for some reason one file of the games keeps reappearing despite how many times i delete it. its odd because the file is see through and somewhat pale. i scanned it with a virus scanner and it says its fine. how do i permanantly delete it?the file is called s4league.exe.part. its over 600 mb, see through, and wont stay deleted more

Voting Question: LG PC Suite Install CD won't run?

I'm trying to install the LG PC Suite for my phone KF350. It's worked before, but there was a time where I got a virus and I did system restore, and it uninstalled my LG PC Suite. Now I put in the CD, the screen just turns black, and then goes back to my desktop in a few seconds. I have tried to go to my computer and right click it, explore, and tried to click install, but the screen just turns black and turns back into my desktop. The installer won't even run! I think it's my computer's problem, because the CD runs properly on my mom's computer. Just doesn't work properly. I'm not sure what to do, without this program I can't transfer any files or do anything on my cellphone! Please help! I have also tried disabling my virus scanner and restarting my computer, none works! Thank you! more

Resolved Question: How to configure a Guest account on Windows Vista?

I thought it would be nice to let my family use my PC when I'm at work but with a lot of disabled options. Is there any way you can only allow a guest account to go to specific websites? What about disabling folders on the computer and programs? Can you disable downloading? I also want to keep a virus scanner running in the background as well, anyway of going on with that? more

Resolved Question: Do I need to have my computer in safe mode to remove all traces of my security shield?

I don't see it running anymore but the security center says its still on my computer. I have ran malware bytes, microsoft essentials, avast, and windows live one care safety scanner and they haven't found no traces. When I click on the anti virus button in security center it says my security shield says its up to date and running.I am not really sure if I still have it because it doesn't run anymore. It was a fake anti viurs called My Security Shield. When I ran all of the scans I removed everything they found but in the windows xp security center it says My security sheld reports it is running and up to date. I just don't want to leave a virus on my computer. more

Voting Question: downloaded a virus, need help !?

son was playing games, downloaded something ... trojan comes up a few times, cant tell what exactly it is. portrays itself as windows security alert and a virus scanner it wants me to go online to purchase. i have disconnected it from the network, has no internet connection. went into safe mode, tried system restore twice with no luck, keeps saying incomplete restore. i have hit ctl-alt-del on start up and tricked it into starting before the virus gets started. i can end task on items but dont know what i should NOT end. without starting task mgr before virus starts, it will NOT let you open or start any other file or program. i did end a few crazy sounding tasks and was able to get my virus scanners open. ran 2 of those, malwarebytes anti-malware and avg. both completed full scans with no threats found. I NEED HELP !!!! any suggestions ?i have been suggested to turn off and then back on the system restore but with warnings that i will lose all prior saved backup points, is this really something i want to do ? and as for geting the exact name of this thing, i dont know how to do that. i was able to bring up start menu before virus started, went to run - msconfig - startup - and disabled all startup items, trying scans of avg and malwarebytes AGAIN, so far no infections. i have a portable harddrive with all our information, probably just can this and OS and start over ?! more

Resolved Question: Strange random pop-up noises?

Every once in a while, I hear a "pop up noise" twice in the background, but I see nothing there. However, today after the pop up noises, my cursor completely froze and my computer informed me a new "USB hardrive" had been installed. Can anyone help me identify what the problem might be, as my virus scanner isn't catching anything? more

Resolved Question: I had a my computer online scanner pop up is it harmful?

I was on the myspace website and a window popped up saying my computer may have a virus and automatically went to a website with the address dierobarso.cz.cc/scanner15/?afid=51 is this an adware, malware or advertisement? more

Voting Question: Startup issues on Windows 7 computer after registry/security updates.?

My computer has been acting strangely at startup recently. Often I have to reset by holding the button and twice already i've had to use restore points. On the 25th when I shut down, I saw and let two registry/security updates install. The next day I opened the comptuer I was greeted with the worst startup problems i've experienced. The monitor randomly kept going shutting off, the computer itself shutting off by itself. After several unsuccessful forced shut downs and then restarts, I got to the HP options screen (which is colored blue but not a blue screen) and chose to go back to a restore point yet again. After this, the computer ran fine, but I still do not know the reason for the problems i'm experiencing. I ran the HP health scanner and AVG and spybot and my computer came up devoid of viruses or the sort. I have a feeling tommorow will end up repeating this same problem when the problem downloads occur again (or so I believe they're problem downloads). Anything I can do? more

Voting Question: Why does my computer keep freezing?

Over the last few months my computer has kept freezing on me. I don't know why it keeps happening, i have run a registry cleaner regulary, deleted temporary files regulary, i have run various virus scanners included mcaffee, avg etc and they haven't found anything. I dont even have too many applications open when it freezes either. Any ideas? more

Resolved Question: my computer is full of viruses how do i get rid of them?

i can't get on to my scanner(avg) the internet wont work and all these other protection things are doing stuff and telling me to get rid of it but i dont no my registration key and i am really upset! more

Resolved Question: How do I improve CPU performance?

I have an Hp laptop [[ I'm not great with the technical terms]] I know I'm running windows Vista and I just got the computer last September. Now starting a couple days ago it's been running really slow. In almost everything. I just checked and the CPU usage is staying consistently at 100. I know that isn't good. How do I fix it and make it go back down to normal? I run a virus scanner regularly and just got rid of a bunch of programs I downloaded but don't need. Please help? An explanation of how to do this in normal English would be great. :] more

Resolved Question: New Laptop Needs a Virus Scanner - Avast! or McAfee?

Just bought a new Dell Inspiron laptop that comes with a free subscription to McAfee for I dunno how many months... Prior experience with it has been fairly negative but that was a few years ago at this stage. Most recently I was using Avast! and found it to be a very good free protector, but I'm unsure as to whether I'd be better off registering the McAfee Dell have provided or just deleting it and going back to using the free version of Avast! tl;dr - Am I better off kicking McAfee off my computer in favour of Avast!, or is McAfee the better option? more

Resolved Question: Is Avira AntiVir Personal a good virus scanner?

i wanted AVG but i can't risk downloading a fake one from the internetwhat i meant by "fake" is that someone may answer with a link to a download site that isn't official and may contain viruses, worms, trojans or other dangerous stuff for the pcopinions or facts??BQ: what are warnings? i scanned everyhting and it detected 3 warnings more

Voting Question: Vista computer problem, do you know whats causing this?

My computer keeps restarting and this error keeps coming up "PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA" . Does anyone know if this is caused by a virus? I dont think it is Ive run my virus scanner and nothing has showed up! And if I wipe out my computer will it solve this problem?? Or is it a hardware problem? more

Resolved Question: Virus scanner in Linux?

You see, I downloaded a file from the internet onto my Linux laptop. I put that onto a virus-free usb, and when plugged into my windows pc the pc froze, which may have been sheer coincidence. But still, I am now paranoid about putting the usb into a windows pc for fear of a virus (or malware etc.) I would to find a DECENT, FREE, USABLE, and THOROUGH virus scanner for Linux. I have looked up a few but have been of very good quality. any help?installed avg. not showing up. ?? more

Voting Question: I need help fixing my computer?

I'm having trouble with my computer. When i enter the yahoo homepage I am able to click on the links in the center box but i can't watch videos that go with them. I also do not get the option of hitting the small arrow at the bottom right to see more topics they have. I found that I am also not able to access facebook and the home page comes out blank. I have already done 2 complete scans with my virus scanner and can not find out what the problem was. Any suggestions? more

Resolved Question: Help With Viruses! (Is AVG Having Problems?)?

I have AVG and about a month ago I was clean of viruses. AVG would scan and it wouldn't pick up a single thing. Now in the past 2 weeks or so it's going crazy, picking up "so called" virus after virus. I downloaded HitMan Pro 3.5 and it said it detected something, so it asked me to reboot and I did. Then after the reboot I scanned with AVG free edition and it's still picking up even more threats/infections and it has TONS of "warnings". It's saying it's picking up "trojan horse java/classloader" and a whole bunch of "tracking cookies" <--- Is that a bad thing? (I'm not good with computers.) I have no idea what to do and I'm getting tired of finding that I "supposedly" have all these infections or trojans. Is AVG going through a problem or is it just my computer? Can anyone tell me a SAFE way to remove any infections/trojans I may have? Like a virus scanning tool or something? I have AVG and also Avast! and I'm wondering if that may be the problem. I've heard it's not good to have 2 virus scanners? I'm wondering which one I should get rid of. AVG was working fine but now it's being a huge pain. When I use Avast! it doesn't pick up anything, no viruses or nothing. I have Avast! free by the way. Please help? Really confused and I'm just trying to get my computer clean again like it was not too long ago. more

Resolved Question: scalp treatment? Am I really balding?

went to dye my hair a few days ago and the hairdresser there said that I am experiencing some hair loss on the top of my head. That freak me out because I am only 23 and am afraid of going bald. I don't think I drop a lot of hair daily, probably about 40-60 hairs. She said that I have a sensitive and dry scalp which is completely opposite of what my previous hairdresser told me in which my scalp is oily and has slight dandruff and gave me an anti-dandruff shampoo previously which I used twice weekly. Now my scalp has become dry and sensitive? I'm baffled by the whole thing. The current hairdresser than used a scalp scanner to scan my hair saying I have some inflmmation and recommend me to go for a scalp treatment and promise results within 1 session. I signed up for 1 session for $69 1/2 price. The normal price is $138 However when i went home I started to ponder over it and thought that inflammation part she was showing me in the pic was just one inflamed hair follicle that was zoomed in to make it look bigger plus she kept rambling about on how the inflammation was caused by infection of virus or bacteria which I thought was really strange. I asked people around me whether I am really balding and they said my hair is totally fine. I have seen a dermatologist quite some time ago for mild psoriasis and he has checked my hair before and said I the psoriasis will be on my scalp as well and gave me an anti-dandruff shampoo but overall I'm fine. However that was 2 years ago. I'm still very scared of lack of hair growth. I don't think I treat my hair badly, just relaxing yearly and dyeing for every 6 months though I have an intention to stop the relaxing as it seems to damage my hair ends. I have quite long hair that is 2 inches below the bra line. I have been parting my hair to the left on the same position for the past few years. This is my the top my head: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh300… http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh300… Really balding or it is just the hairdresser trying to use some scare tactics on me?http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh300/madcancer7/P1020532.jpghttp://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh300/madcancer7/P1020529.jpg more

Resolved Question: Scalp treament? Gimmick?

I went to dye my hair a few days ago and the hairdresser there said that I am experiencing some hair loss on the top of my head. That freak me out because I am only 23 and am afraid of going bald. I don't think I drop a lot of hair daily, probably about 40-60 hairs. She said that I have a sensitive and dry scalp which is completely opposite of what my previous hairdresser told me in which my scalp is oily and has slight dandruff and gave me an anti-dandruff shampoo previously which I used twice weekly. Now my scalp has become dry and sensitive? I'm baffled by the whole thing. The current hairdresser than used a scalp scanner to scan my hair saying I have some inflmmation and recommend me to go for a scalp treatment and promise results within 1 session. I signed up for 1 session for $69 1/2 price. The normal price is $138 However when i went home I started to ponder over it and thought that inflammation part she was showing me in the pic was just one inflamed hair follicle that was zoomed in to make it look bigger plus she kept rambling about on how the inflammation was caused by infection of virus or bacteria which I thought was really strange. I asked people around me whether I am really balding and they said my hair is totally fine. I have seen a dermatologist quite some time ago for mild psoriasis and he has checked my hair before and said I the psoriasis will be on my scalp as well and gave me an anti-dandruff shampoo but overall I'm fine. However that was 2 years ago. I'm still very scared of lack of hair growth. I don't think I treat my hair badly, just relaxing yearly and dyeing for every 6 months though I have an intention to stop the relaxing as it seems to damage my hair ends. I have quite long hair that is 2 inches below the bra line. I have been parting my hair to the left on the same position for the past few years. This is my the top my head: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh300/madcancer7/P1020532.jpg http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh300/madcancer7/P1020529.jpg Really balding or it is just the hairdresser trying to use some scare tactics on me? more

Resolved Question: My msn connects but exploer doesnt unless i'm in safe mode.I tried winsock and malware...?

...bytes.I need help urgently.i put a question about this and someone suggested i use winsock but i did and still i wasnt able to connect to internet in normal mode.I even tried malware bytes and even though it found problems it didnt fix my connection problem.I also tried clearing dns and arp cache. The only thing that seems to be connecting in normal mode just now is my msn messenger but nothing else.I am only able to open internet explorer and connect to use google etc in safe mode with networking. I cannt understand it i also done a adaware scan too and used cc cleaner as well and also tried using the registry cleaner on cc cleaner as well and still i am not able to get connected to inetrnet explorer so i can surf internet in normal mode.Somone suggested download winsockfixer if it didnt fix it they said it may be a virus, i have used scanners and still got no connection to internet explorer in normal mode.what do U suggest its a sony vaio laptop and I am on xp and dont have recovery disc. more

Resolved Question: Symantec virus: (read more)?

I have this virus on my pc (Windows XP) a bunch of little boxes keep popping up on my screen that are dirty messages this thing in trying to send to someone. A bunch of little icons (envelope with magnifying glass) pop up on the task bar with it. When I move the cursor over it it says "Symantec Email Scanner) what is this and how do I get rid of it? thank you!!! more

Resolved Question: Why is my internet slow?

I have a problem with my internet speed. it was fine, then became slower and slower as time went on. I have done numerus virus scans with many top rated anti-virus soft ware. i tryed malwarebytes and it found nothing. i tryed changing my router setting. Then i tryed ccleaner, and it seemed to have worked amazingly well. my internet was back and running like new, but then i went on to facebook and now my internet is slower than its ever been. sometimes it wont even load the page. I'm sick of throwing money at this with no results. I've spen nearly $1000 on software that promises to "speed up your internet" only to be back at the same problem. recently I recieved a phone call from someone with a thick accent that told me he found malware on my computer and that if i didn't pay $109 to his company my windows would stop working altogether. I have never given out my phone number at all! it's a private line! I don't know how this person got my number but to say the least i was mad and told him to stay out of my computer then i hung up. Sure enough the next mourning my laptop was not able to start up windows and i'm in the process of completely wipeing it (inclueding the partion witch was also corruped) and installing windows from scratch. How can i prevent this from happening to my other computers? My laptop was running anti-virus software with a URL scanner.i have defraged and i have done all normal mataince it's not as simple as msconfig and verison SUCKS!i would love to afford to buy new windows for all my computers but that's just not going to happen. I've had norton before and i was VERY unhappy with it. It cost alot more than most anti-spyware, it's a huge program, it uses alot of resourse and it didn't stop this situation that i'm in. spybot-search and destroy seems to be a good bot remover but anyone who wants this program should be aware there are many copy cat programs that come up with any search for that program. I am very carefull with what I click on, it's a good point tho. Even when down loading a program I've used before I read everything. many things come with toolbars, change your home page, or worst. be carefull to read everything is a common rule everyone should follow. Now that i've explained that I'm not new to this is there anyone who can help me get my other computers back to a useable state with out spending $200 a pop for a new windows. more

Voting Question: if someone is hacking into my email and my computer, what can i do about it?

i just found out, again, that someone is hacking into my email and who knows what else. they may have my personal information and i feel so helpless. cant call the police because they wont do anything about it. my virus scanner says my computer doesnt have a virus or any mal ware. am i just suppose to sit here and let someone ruin my life?if they can my passwords even if i change my passwords, then what? i have norton 360 anti virus as my antivirus scanner. shows no key loggers or anything like that. ive already changed all my passwords, phone number, and bank info. NOW WHAT? more

Resolved Question: Computer works, with one user account. but not the other?

The administrator account, doesn't work the way it should. Or at least the way it did before. On the administrator account, facebook, and yahoo mail is used. Occasionally, there are other sites that are using on the administrator user account. When I say, doesn't work the way it should, I mean, the Internet freezes, and when you turn up the volume, it just goes down on it's own, only when on the internet. And it's just plain slow. The other user account, who is not an administrator, works perfectly fine. There is more information, on THIS account, than the administrator. (As in, documents, music, and bookmarks). This account uses more sites than the administrator, and a lot of them, could be holding viruses. The virus scanner, didn't work. You know, malywarebytes? That virus scanner. It's supposed to get rid of the viruses. It did, but it didn't make the administrator, user account, any faster. more

Resolved Question: Windows online virus scanner pop up?

I am on a MAC computer. I don't have virus software though. I was working from myspace and suddenly it just went to a page with a green "loading" circle and a little message box saying that it has found a virus on my computer. I tried to force quit safari but it went on to the virus scanning page anyway. I didn't get a good enough look at the address but it started with "c" and ended with ".cc". Could this have possible infected my computer with a virus? Thanks!Oh and btw, looking at my history page, it says it was from link4438.com. more

Resolved Question: Annoying little yellow lock showing up on my internet bars?

Every once and a while,(this hasn't happened for quite some time and i just want it to stop!) there will be a little picture of a yellow lock on my wireless bars in the bottom right icon thing,the bars will go yellow also,and when i click it it says i have "limited access" and i have to disconnect my computer from the network and connect it back to the internet afterward and this is extremely annoying because this happens in the middle of when I'm gaming,or watching You tube videos,or just plain browsing the web,i recently just connected my new Dell printer and scanner to my wireless network,could this be the cause? too many devices using the internet at once?This only really happened when i first got the computer hooked up to the this router the first time,and now even my computer is being slower,I'm running a scan using McAffee too see if i have any obvious viruses,and this worries be because Vindictus is coming out and...i don't want a broken comp just before it launches....>;< more

Resolved Question: Evil Virus - How to remove?

Help!! I have got a nasty virus on my computer but I don't know what it's called. These are the symtoms: 1. Automatically loads IE and directs you to porno.com and adult.com 2. Launches a fake virus scanner which reports 34 virii 3. Disables many windows functions, for example Run, Task Manager, Notepad, Help and reports them as infected 4. Disables anti virus sofware, e.g malware bytes, AVG and CCcleaner and reports them as infected 5. Also seems to have stopped me accessing safe mode 6. Generates multiple fake .dll files with random names within C:\windows How on earth do I get rid of this clever but very annoying virus? more

Voting Question: The best free anti-virus?

What's the anti-virus for windows out there. NOT a trial I need something forever. I just need all-in-one. If this helps here are MORE details OS:Windows 7 Browser: Google Chrome Also i use online virus scanners but they don't help I need ALL-IN-1 and not to big file size also what's a good junk cleaner more

Voting Question: antivirus detecting threats from another harddrive am i safe?

i'm using an ide/sata to usb plug in and i ran a virus scan on a harddrive a friend had and my antivirus detected trojan horses and whatnot and it said on my virus scanner that the threats had been quartineed and removed. do i have to worry about those threats attacking my computer since the threats were on another harddrive and my antivirus quartinned them? more

Resolved Question: Can someone hack my computer knowing my IP if they are smart?

If they know my IP and are smart and know how to hack can they hack me even if I have a firewall and an anti virus scanner and do scans all the time?? more

Resolved Question: Need Help asap, Virus on computer.?

My Computer has Recently had a virus on it. It popped up a fake computer scanner saying i had several viruses wanting me to delete key system files, im Not very professional with computers but do find my self tech savvy. i have traced down a process in task manager which i believe was not there before. I understand this is a windows file : Winlogon.exe but next to the process where the description is it is blank, and i also cannot end the process due to "administrator privileges." i am the admin of my own pc. If this is a virus what do you reckon would be the best plan of action to get rid of it. Possible safe mode the computer and using ????? virus software? Help please. more

Resolved Question: i fell for a phishing scam on Steam, please help?

my friend sent me a message and i clicked the link and it opened to the steam main page so i thought, but it had logged me out, so i logged in and then i was like oh shit when i saw another message warning about phishing. i went into steam and changed my password immediately. will i still lose my account? im running 3 virus scanners right now to try and eliminate everything more

Resolved Question: Help with removal of AV Security Suite?

Ok, I really need help with this. I've put about 8 hours of work in all ready... first I'll tell you my computer specs and then what I've done so far, and hopefully someone will know exactly what to do. I have an Acer Ferrari 1100 with Windows Vista Ultimate. There are 3 user accounts on my computer, two of them work fine (Administrator and User 2) but mine (User 1) is infected with that rogue malware from AV Security Suite. This same thing happened to me a few months ago but I had a computer guy get rid of it, my computer had been working fine until about 2 days ago. I can't open anything on User 1 because it says that the file ****.exe is infected and then the usual AV Security Suite crap. I've run full system scans on Admin and User 2 with Spyware Doctor and Malware Bytes; SpyDoc didn't find anything but Malware Bytes found 5 infections. I clicked *remove all* or whatever it said, rebooted my computer, and went on User 1 and it still had the same problem. I have run Spyware Doctor on my user and i was able to because I did it before the virus kicked in. I've run the full scans on Admin and User 2 in both safe mode with networking and normal windows, and I would run Malware Bytes on mine but this is where it gets tricky... Safe Mode with Networking doesn't let me use my fingerprint scanner password to get into my account, and I can't find a way to disable the fingerprint password because in normal mode I can't even open the program. Please help me. I need this laptop for school and any help would be greatly appreciated. If you need to ask me any more questions I'd be more than happy to answer. Thanks again.I would follow the instructions but I'm still confused...like I said I have a fingerprint scanner on my user account only, and safe mode with networking wont let me use the fingerprint scanner so therefore I cant get on my desktop in safe mode with networking. Any advice?Mike I just realized what you wrote, let me try that method and I'll tell you how it goes. more

Resolved Question: Is Comodo good enough to protect against viruses found in Frostwire?

I have Comodo virus scanner and im wondering if it will be good enough to protect my computer against viruses found in frostwire when I download music? What do you guys think? Has anyone gotten a virus while using Comodo and Frostwire? more

Resolved Question: How to tell if my computer is okay?

I was hit a few weeks ago by AV SECURITY SUITE virus and i think i have gotten rid of it. i no longer receive its bogus messages about downloading anything and my virus scanners dont detect anything anymore, but sometimes things just go wrong and it seems like the virus is still working away. this has happened twice before with this virus when i got it, i managed to rid the computer of it (or so i thought) and it re-emerges. so is there any way to ensure and check that my computer is now finally okay and rid of the virus? more